Martin Locock
@mlocock.bsky.social
poet, project manager, archaeologist
Martin Amis and Kingsley Amis podcast: The Amis Papers
My posts: https://bsky.app/profile/mlocock.bsky.social/feed/myposts
Martin Amis and Kingsley Amis podcast: The Amis Papers
My posts: https://bsky.app/profile/mlocock.bsky.social/feed/myposts
Pleasantly surprised to see Starmer saying deepfakes are wrong- half expected him to say he wanted to UK the leader in the deepfake industry.
January 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Pleasantly surprised to see Starmer saying deepfakes are wrong- half expected him to say he wanted to UK the leader in the deepfake industry.
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The daughter of Otto Frank's second wife, who was a month older than Anne Frank, died two days ago - just reminding us all how very young she was when she was murdered, just like so many other Holocaust victims
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
The daughter of Otto Frank's second wife, who was a month older than Anne Frank, died two days ago - just reminding us all how very young she was when she was murdered, just like so many other Holocaust victims
@herring1967.bsky.social Did you know Ally Sloper was a well-known Victorian cartoon character? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sl...
Ally Sloper - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
@herring1967.bsky.social Did you know Ally Sloper was a well-known Victorian cartoon character? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sl...
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Histoires de mèmes
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Histoires de mèmes
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2025 was the year I stood my ground with a huge international publishing company, took them to court, and succeeded by using their own tactics against them. If you've ever published a book, or signed a contract with a publisher, read on... a looong thread but I hope a helpful one!
December 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
2025 was the year I stood my ground with a huge international publishing company, took them to court, and succeeded by using their own tactics against them. If you've ever published a book, or signed a contract with a publisher, read on... a looong thread but I hope a helpful one!
And hast thou slain the gruffalo?
December 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And hast thou slain the gruffalo?
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For me both are important. On my lunch break or at home I like videos. When I'm driving, working, etc. I only want video. I hate that the industry refuses to just let different mediums be different.
December 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
For me both are important. On my lunch break or at home I like videos. When I'm driving, working, etc. I only want video. I hate that the industry refuses to just let different mediums be different.
and Sauron, who did NOT die, but whose spirit left the bounds of Middle Earth to dwell in the Ancient Darkness outside Ea.
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
and Sauron, who did NOT die, but whose spirit left the bounds of Middle Earth to dwell in the Ancient Darkness outside Ea.
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joseph and mary would have loved social media, the way they expected everyone to worship their child
December 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
joseph and mary would have loved social media, the way they expected everyone to worship their child
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someone is heating me until i emit an aromatic vapour and i am FUMING
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
someone is heating me until i emit an aromatic vapour and i am FUMING
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NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
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and nine rings for Santa's reindeer in their halls of ice
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
and nine rings for Santa's reindeer in their halls of ice
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[passing the event horizon] this is neither the time nor the place
December 5, 2024 at 12:46 AM
[passing the event horizon] this is neither the time nor the place
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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?
The answer is simple.
#Reading #Writing #NatureWriting #Nature #Scotland #Books
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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?
The answer is simple.
#Reading #Writing #NatureWriting #Nature #Scotland #Books
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's like someone heard that fascist regimes made the trains run on time, and so having inefficient rail systems was the mark of a working democracy.
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's like someone heard that fascist regimes made the trains run on time, and so having inefficient rail systems was the mark of a working democracy.
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There have been many attempts at lampooning Elton John over the years, but the brilliance in Neil Innes' approach from RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION is to emulate Elton's musicianship while gently ribbing the oft-times endearingly flowery/nonsensical nature of Bernie Taupin's lyrics...
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There have been many attempts at lampooning Elton John over the years, but the brilliance in Neil Innes' approach from RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION is to emulate Elton's musicianship while gently ribbing the oft-times endearingly flowery/nonsensical nature of Bernie Taupin's lyrics...
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In 2023, 173 people in Surrey reported finds to the PAS, equal to 5.7% of the membership of this club + I'm sure there's plenty of other detectorists in Surrey, showing once again that despite claims to the contrary, only a tiny minority of detectorists report any finds to the PAS #ancientbluesky
An onslaught on heritage: "Surrey Metal Detecting Club… membership has rocketed… to more than 3,000 in 2025."
"We're not in it for the treasure, we're history finders" says a man who's "found thousands of coins" and has a shelf at home "where it's all Roman - coins, brooches and stuff like that."
"We're not in it for the treasure, we're history finders" says a man who's "found thousands of coins" and has a shelf at home "where it's all Roman - coins, brooches and stuff like that."
The Surrey Metal Detecting Club sees membership leap in six years
Founded with 60 members in 2019, the Surrey club now has more than 3,000 members across the county.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In 2023, 173 people in Surrey reported finds to the PAS, equal to 5.7% of the membership of this club + I'm sure there's plenty of other detectorists in Surrey, showing once again that despite claims to the contrary, only a tiny minority of detectorists report any finds to the PAS #ancientbluesky
New podcast episode, covering Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
open.spotify.com/episode/3SM9...
open.spotify.com/episode/3SM9...
S2Ep2 Lucky Jim (1954)
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New podcast episode, covering Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
open.spotify.com/episode/3SM9...
open.spotify.com/episode/3SM9...
We must imagine Sisysphus just living for today ooh ooh ooh
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We must imagine Sisysphus just living for today ooh ooh ooh
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
"The name's Slop, AI Slop"
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"The name's Slop, AI Slop"
Arnold watching a TV advert for shoes. Confused, he says "What you talkin' 'bout, Freeman Hardy Willis?"
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Arnold watching a TV advert for shoes. Confused, he says "What you talkin' 'bout, Freeman Hardy Willis?"
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"I PITY THE FOOL who measures out his life in coffee spoons. I ain't gonna wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled, fool."
Oh look. It's Mr T's Eliot.
Oh look. It's Mr T's Eliot.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"I PITY THE FOOL who measures out his life in coffee spoons. I ain't gonna wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled, fool."
Oh look. It's Mr T's Eliot.
Oh look. It's Mr T's Eliot.